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At the beginning of the war my husband was 10 years old and had the chance of being evacuated to the country with his school. However his parents wouldn't consent to this and said 'If we are going to die we will die together'. No-one consulted my husband aboutit.

They closed the school and used it as a fire station he had no schooling of any kind for 4 months. When, due to the 'phoney war', some of the evacuees returned, it was decided that they would be taught by retired teachers in houses made available by some of the parents. This took place about twice a week for three hours a day. Sometimes the lessons were curtailed as the lady of the house was queuing for rations at the shops.

After eight months much to the children's annoyance part of the school was re-opened. Then
when the air raids started many of the children were sent away again. Because of the lack of teachers the school was only open 3 days a week. When they were there they spent a lot of time in the air raid shelter playing cards and reading comics.

They didn't go back to full time schooling until the end of 1941. This was a big chunk out of his education he says has been trying to catch up ever since.

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